{"id":1562,"date":"2012-08-31T11:19:55","date_gmt":"2012-08-31T10:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=1562"},"modified":"2012-08-31T11:21:42","modified_gmt":"2012-08-31T10:21:42","slug":"virgin-media-uk-launch-cheaper-30mb-broadband-with-tv-and-phone-bundle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2012\/08\/virgin-media-uk-launch-cheaper-30mb-broadband-with-tv-and-phone-bundle.html","title":{"rendered":"Virgin Media UK Launch Cheaper 30Mb Broadband with TV and Phone Bundle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cable operator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/vm\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Virgin Media<\/a> has today announced the launch of its new triple-play <strong>Classic Collection<\/strong> package, which bundles together a 30Mbps superfast broadband service with TV (includes 500GB TiVo box and 58 channels) and free unlimited weekend calls to UK landlines and Virgin Mobiles from <strong>\u00a39 a month<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>According to the PR blurb, the service costs <strong>\u00a39 per month for the first 6 months<\/strong> and then \u00a318 thereafter. Furthermore new customers must also take a <strong>Virgin Phone Line<\/strong> for \u00a313.90 a month (a Line Rental Saver option for \u00a3120 exists when paying 12 months in advance by debit\/credit card) and then on top of that there&#8217;s the one-off <strong>\u00a349.95 installation fee<\/strong> to pay as well.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bq1\"><p><strong>Andrew Barron, COO of VirginMedia, said: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>The success of our Collections to date is testament to the growing mainstream demand for superfast broadband and next generation connected television. Our customers tell us they love being able to enjoy their favourite TV shows at a time that suits them and that they\u2019re discovering new family favourites thanks to TiVo. 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